Bamburgh in General

Bamburgh is a small village situated in rural Northumberland on the North Sea Situated about half way between Berwick upon Tweed and Alnwick Bamburgh is 42 miles from Newcastle. Bamburgh has one of the most beautiful beaches in the u.k. It is a favourite destination for my family and somewhere we visit regularly. How to get there. I am not going to go into great detail giving you directions as these can be obtained via the AA route finder. However Bamburgh is 42 miles from Newcastle. Follow the A1 and turn of at Adderstone. Take the scenic B1341 into Bamburgh. It is possible to get to Bamburgh by train. The nearest station is at ...

Bamburgh in Northumberland typifies most peoples ideas of an idyllic country escape. The village is located in one of the most breathtakingly beautiful coastal areas in England and its enormous white sandy beaches stretch for miles. In Anglo-Saxon times Northumbria was a mighty Kingdom and a formidable opponent. It started north of the River Humber past the River Sheaf at Sheffield, across the Pennines and through Carlisle to the Irish Sea, then northeast across country, through the Border Region and Edinburgh (known at the time as Edwin's Borough) as far as the Firth of Forth. The village was a natural fortification because of its massive rocky ...